Peanut vs. Mung bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between peanuts and mung beans?
- Peanuts are higher in vitamin B3, vitamin E, manganese, and copper, yet mung beans are higher in folate, fiber, iron, potassium, and choline.
- Mung beans' daily need coverage for folate is 96% more.
- Peanuts have 18 times more saturated fat than mung beans. While peanuts have 6.279g of saturated fat, mung beans have only 0.348g.
- The glycemic index of peanuts is lower.
We used Peanuts, all types, raw and Mung beans, mature seeds, raw types in this article.
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Mineral Comparison
Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
| Contains more CopperCopper | +21.6% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +22% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +86.9% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +12.5% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +43.5% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +76.7% |
| Contains more IronIron | +47.2% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -16.7% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +13.9% |
Vitamin Comparison
Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +1533.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +436% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +72.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +160.4% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +86.5% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 15.558g | 0.384g | 101% |
| Folate | 240µg | 625µg | 96% |
| Fats | 49.24g | 1.15g | 74% |
| Vitamin B3 | 12.066mg | 2.251mg | 61% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 24.426g | 0.161g | 61% |
| Vitamin E | 8.33mg | 0.51mg | 52% |
| Manganese | 1.934mg | 1.035mg | 39% |
| Fiber | 8.5g | 16.3g | 31% |
| Saturated fat | 6.279g | 0.348g | 27% |
| Iron | 4.58mg | 6.74mg | 27% |
| Copper | 1.144mg | 0.941mg | 23% |
| Potassium | 705mg | 1246mg | 16% |
| Carbs | 16.13g | 62.62g | 15% |
| Calories | 567kcal | 347kcal | 11% |
| Choline | 52.5mg | 97.9mg | 8% |
| Vitamin K | 0µg | 9µg | 8% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.135mg | 0.233mg | 8% |
| Zinc | 3.27mg | 2.68mg | 5% |
| Magnesium | 168mg | 189mg | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 0mg | 4.8mg | 5% |
| Calcium | 92mg | 132mg | 4% |
| Protein | 25.8g | 23.86g | 4% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.348mg | 0.382mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B5 | 1.767mg | 1.91mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.64mg | 0.621mg | 2% |
| Selenium | 7.2µg | 8.2µg | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 0µg | 6µg | 1% |
| Phosphorus | 376mg | 367mg | 1% |
| Net carbs | 7.63g | 46.32g | N/A |
| Sugar | 4.72g | 6.6g | N/A |
| Sodium | 18mg | 15mg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.25mg | 0.26mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.883mg | 0.782mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.907mg | 1.008mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 1.672mg | 1.847mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.926mg | 1.664mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.317mg | 0.286mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 1.377mg | 1.443mg | 0% |
| Valine | 1.082mg | 1.237mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.652mg | 0.695mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +4181.7% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +288.2% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +39.2% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +42.5% |
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Protein
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +15071.4% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +3951.6% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -94.5% |